Is Budew Good in Black 2 & White 2 Playthrough?
Grass/Poison with AbilityNatural Cure. Wild in BW2 alongside Roselia. Friendship for Roselia during the day, then Shiny Stone for Roserade. The baby stage before one of BW2's best Grass-types.
Budew has the type edge here and should clean up Cheren's team.
Budew trades roughly evenly with Roxie's team.
Budew trades roughly evenly with Burgh's team.
Budew trades roughly evenly with Elesa's team.
Budew has the type edge here and should clean up Clay's team.
Skyla's Pokemon outpace and outclass Budew here.
Drayden's typing presses Budew's defenses.
Budew resists most of Marlon's coverage and hits back hard.
Shauntal's team hits Budew's weaknesses hard.
Budew trades roughly evenly with Grimsley's team.
Caitlin's team hits Budew's weaknesses hard.
Budew trades roughly evenly with Marshal's team.
Iris's team hits Budew's weaknesses hard.
Budew cannot be caught in this game. It must be traded in from a compatible game where it appears in the wild. Cross-region trading typically becomes available after defeating the Elite Four.
How to Get Budew in Black 2 & White 2
Grab Roselia from the locations below, it shows up in the wild. Drop it at the nursery to hatch Budew. From there, level the baby through the remaining stages to Budew.
How to Obtain Budew in B2W2
Budew is your first catch on the way to Budew. You'll find walking encounters from Lv. 23-50 across 12 total spots in the chain.
Step 1Budew ✓Breed from Roselia at the Day Care.
Step 2Catch or Evolve into RoseliaLostlorn ForestLv.23-24GrassRate 15%AnyRoute 12Lv.35-37GrassRate 25%AnyVictory Road - ForestLv.48-50CaveRate 30%Anyor evolve from Budew (Step 1)
Step 3Catch or Evolve into RoseradeLostlorn ForestLv.24Shaking grass spotsRate 5%AnyShaking spotRoute 12Lv.38Shaking grass spotsRate 10%AnyShaking spotVictory Road - ForestLv.50Shaking grass spotsRate 10%AnyShaking spotor evolve from Roselia (Step 2)
Budew Weakness
Type-wise, Budew takes extra damage from Fire, Ice, Flying, and Psychic. 4 resistances help offset the weaknesses. Budew's special bulk (base 70 Sp.Def) helps absorb special-type weaknesses, though physical moves exploit the lower Defense.
| Damage | Types |
|---|---|
| 2x (Weak) | Fire, Ice, Flying, Psychic |
| 0.5x (Resist) | Water, Electric, Fighting |
| 0.25x (Resist) | Grass |
- Fairy type does not exist — Dragon has fewer checks
- Physical / Special split now per-move (introduced Gen IV)
What is Budew Weak Against
VulnerableBest Pokemon Against Budew
 Tepig Fire | C | |
Obtain MethodAspertia City Gift | ||
 Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter | ||
 Darumaka Fire | C | |
 Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Budew View Mandibuzz builds →Fly 2x132-156%KO Incinerate 2x19-22% | ||
 Golbat Poison | C | |
 Sigilyph Psychic | C | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Budew View Sigilyph builds →Synchronoise 2x94-111%KO Air Cutter 2x75-89% | ||
 Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter | ||
Golbat Poison | C | |
Mandibuzz Dark | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Budew View Mandibuzz builds →Fly 2x133-157%KO Incinerate 2x18-22% | ||
 Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Budew View Volcarona builds →Ember 2x68-82% Gust 2x46-54% | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
 Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Budew View Volcarona builds →Fire Blast 2x202-238%KO Gust 2x46-54% | ||
 Skarmory Steel | B | |
 Beheeyem Psychic | C | |
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Budew View Volcarona builds →Fire Blast 2x200-236%KO Gust 2x46-55% | ||
Skarmory Steel | B | |
Beheeyem Psychic | C | |
Chandelure GhostFire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Budew View Chandelure builds →Overheat 2x252-297%KO Dream Eater 2x120-142%KO | ||
 Heatran FireSteel | A | |
Obtain MethodReversal Mountain Interact Encounter | ||
Volcarona BugFire | A | |
Obtain MethodRelic Castle Interact Encounter Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Budew View Volcarona builds →Overheat 2x238-280%KO Psychic 2x102-120%KO Hurricane 2x136-160%KO | ||
Darmanitan Fire | B | |
Available Moves Moves
Damage vs Budew View Darmanitan builds →Flare Blitz 2x348-410%KO Psychic 2x33-39% | ||
Braviary Normal | C | |
Obtain MethodRoute 4 Interact Encounter | ||
In Black 2 & White 2, Arcanine can KO Budew with Flare Blitz (161-189%). Kyurem's Ice Beam hits Budew for 61-72%. Staraptor's Double-Edge also KOs at 96-113%.
 Arcanine Fire | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityFlashfire ItemLeftovers NatureAdamant Moves
Damage vs Budew View Arcanine builds →Flare Blitz 2x161-189%KO Extreme Speed36-42% Close Combat27-31% | ||
 Kyurem DragonIce | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityPressure ItemLeftovers NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Budew View Kyurem builds →Ice Beam 2x61-72% | ||
 Staraptor Normal | B | |
Recommended Build AbilityReckless ItemChoice Scarf NatureJolly Moves
Damage vs Budew View Staraptor builds →Close Combat32-38% U Turn38-44% Double Edge96-113%KO | ||
 Gardevoir PsychicFairy | C | |
Recommended Build AbilityTrace ItemChoice Scarf NatureTimid Moves
Damage vs Budew View Gardevoir builds →Psychic 2x51-60% Focus Blast11-13% Shadow Ball15-18% | ||
Budew Evolutions
This is the baby stage. Budew grows into Roselia by leveling up. Want more? Breed the adults. Baby Pokemon sit in the Undiscovered egg group. Evolving adds up to 235 stat points total. View every chain in the Evolution Chart.
How to Evolve
Breeding
B2W2 Budew Best Moveset
Grass/Poison at 50 Sp. Atk with AbilityNatural Cure clearing status. Held ItemEviolite adds bulk. The moveset fires dual TermStab at pre-evolution levels. Roserade two evolutions away adds 125 Sp. Atk and 90 Speed.
Best Build
Budew best EVs are HP and Sp. Def
Wall Moveset
- Sludge Bomb
- Synthesis
- Spikes
- Giga Drain
Recommended Teammates
Moves List
Breeding's the move. Cotton Spore and Extrasensory give Budew options it can't learn any other way, and Normal and Ghost coverage and more already covers a decent range on top of Leaf Storm and Solar Beam. The egg moves push it further.
How to Read the Moves Table
Tabs
- Level-Up
- Learned by leveling up.
- TM
- Taught by a Technical Machine.
- Egg
- Inherited via breeding.
- Tutor
- NPC tutor (cost: items, BP, money).
- Reminder
- An NPC reteaches any move this Pokemon could have learned by leveling up.
- Transfer
- Carried over from an older game using Pokemon HOME.
- Event
- Given out through Mystery Gift events.
Visual Signals
CAT (Category)
How the move deals damage and which stats it uses.
A small dot on the icon's corner marks the move as contact. That triggers abilities like Static, Flame Body, Rough Skin, or Iron Barbs, plus items like Rocky Helmet and Sticky Barb.
Tier (S to D)
Each move's competitive rank in RankedBoost's system. TM, Egg, and Tutor sort by tier by default (best first). On Level-Up, click the Tier header to do the same.
PWR (Power)
Base damage. Numbers shown in a type color include STAB (base × 1.5). Hover any colored number to see the math.
— means no power (status moves) or variable power.
Sorting & Filter
Click any column header to sort. Level-Up opens with Lv 1 at the top. TM, Egg, and Tutor open with the highest-tier moves at the top.
Search filters by move name or type. The Filter button limits the list to STAB, Physical, Special, or Status moves.
Level-Up Moves
TM Moves
Egg Moves
Tutor Moves
Transfer Moves
Base Stats
Sensitive to changing temperatures, the bud blooms when it’s warm, releasing toxic pollen.
Budew Black 2 & White 2 Guide
For Black 2 & White 2, you can run Budew through the first few routes without issues. 280 BST won't carry you far though. Get it to Roselia as fast as you can.
Game Availability
Available in 13 titles since its debut in Diamond & Pearl, Budew spans 7 generations of Pokemon games. It's accessible through catching or hatching as a base form in a solid number of games.
Click a game to view version-specific details
- Gen 1RB
Red & Blue - Gen 1Y
Yellow - Gen 2GS
Gold & Silver - Gen 2C
Crystal - Gen 3RS
Ruby & Sapphire - Gen 3E
Emerald - Gen 3FRLG
FireRed & LeafGreen - Gen 4DPDebut
Diamond & Pearl - Gen 4Pt
Platinum - Gen 4HGSS
HeartGold & SoulSilver - Gen 5BW
Black & White - Gen 5B2W2
Black 2 & White 2 - Gen 6XY
X & Y - Gen 6ORAS
Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire - Gen 7SM
Sun & Moon - Gen 7USUM
Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon - Gen 7LGPE
Let's Go Pikachu & Eevee - Gen 8SwSh
Sword & Shield - Gen 8BDSP
Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl - Gen 8PLA
Legends: Arceus - Gen 9SV
Scarlet & Violet - Gen 9LZA
Legends: Z-A - Gen 10WW
Winds & Waves